It was a LONG day for Mom today. I think I had something scheduled for just about every minute today, but that made it absolutely fly by. On my way home from the PTA meeting I was contemplating a nice easy lunch for me to pack and the first thought that popped into my mind was...Breakfast! I could prepare this pretty quickly and still get some other things done in the process. Plus, who doesn't like breakfast?
For our main entrée, we have mini waffle sandwiches with a spread of light cream cheese that has been flavored with real maple syrup and a little bit of cinnamon. We layered in a few thinly sliced apples for crunch, since the "toast" on the waffle will more than likely wear off while sitting in the lunch box. This is our take on waffles with syrup.
Next we have our tropical fruit kabobs on plastic re-usable lollipop sticks. We found a very large and yummy looking papaya at the store this weekend and its perfectly ripe and ready for eating. On this outing, we also found a pineapple for just over $1, so it was a no brainer. We sprinkled a bit of shredded coconut on top to complete the tropical theme.
We are going to try bringing strawberry yogurt tomorrow. I'm a little concerned about this because I fear the mess it will make. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings and whether we need to completely clean out every nook and cranny of Molly's lunch box. (Laptop Lunch Box, don't fail me now!) This is dotted with a few pieces of strawberry cut into heart shapes with a micro cookie cutter.
Finally, we have a hard boiled egg. Molly really likes them so I'm hoping that this will give her a little extra protein to power through the day. I cut it with a crinkle cut knife, just to make it cute.
Now, I know what you are going to say...where is the vegetable? I have no good answer. I couldn't find anything that would really go with the breakfast theme and taste good cold. I pondered whipping up some potato pancakes with some zucchini and carrots grated into the mix but I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't taste too good cold. Then I thought, maybe a cold carrot and raisin salad, but that is pretty acidic when I put the vinegar dressing on it, so that combined with pineapple might be a bit on the tangy side. So, my question for you is...what kind of vegetable would you serve? I decided to go for the extra protein instead and make grilled chicken and spinach salads for dinner tomorrow so that she gets her daily allotment of vegetables and all will be right with the universe again. ☺
